The Working-Class Studies Association calls for nominations for our annual awards. To be eligible, works must have been published (in the case of books or articles) or completed (in the case of films and dissertations) between […]
WORKING-CLASS STUDIES ASSOCIATION
The Working-Class Studies Association supports scholarship, teaching, and activism related to working-class life and cultures.
Arts Council Grant for an Archive of Working-Class Writing
At-large steering committee member, Dr. Emma Penney, has received a Literature Project Award in English from the Arts Council of Ireland. She will carry out a collaborative project with poet Sophie Meehan and digital artist Áine […]
Reminder: Call for Annual Awards
The Working-Class Studies Association calls for nominations for our annual awards. Please consider nominating an entry, and please circulate the attached call. Our award categories are: Studs Terkel Award: for single published articles or series, […]
A year in Review
Check out reports to learn about what the WCSA has been up to this year, and be sure to review recently published books. Read up on our journal and if not you’re not yet a […]
Working-Class Studies: An Interdisciplinary Conference at University College Dublin
Ireland’s first Working-Class Studies conference will take place next year (late summer 2021, date TBD) and the organisers have opened a call for papers available through the conference website: https://workingclassstudies.com/. Working-class concerns have remained largely out […]
Call for Annual Awards
The Working-Class Studies Association calls for nominations for our annual awards. Please consider nominating an entry, and please circulate the attached call. Our award categories are: Studs Terkel Award: for single published articles or series, […]
Call for mentors
The WCSA’s Mentoring Program is underway and we’re looking for folks interested in serving junior faculty, graduate students, and activists. If interested, please visit our page for more information. And if you’re interested in being […]
WCSA on Social Media
Here are links to our social media feeds. Please follow us! And if you have any news items to share such as publications, events, new positions, virtual presentations, or projects, we want to here from […]
Book Notes ~ Fall 2020
The Fall 2020 WCSA Book Notes are now available. A PDF with descriptions for each book are available here.
In Memoriam ~Florence Rosenfeld Howe
Florence Rosenfeld Howe (March 17, 1929—September 12, 2020) Central to Florence Howe’s long life was the importance of honoring those who came before her and teaching those who follow. In her numerous presentations, nationally and internationally, […]
